Scottish Comedy Highlights: November 2024

Weegie wise guy Christopher Macarthur-Boyd performs Scary Times, his 2023 Fringe hit, on home turf this month after a UK Tour. First he’s at Monkey Barrel (2 Nov, 8pm, £14) before a HUGE homecoming gig at Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre (8 Nov, 8pm, £22.50). In between the two, we also have a Glasgow date for Amy Matthews, who’s recently been delighting folks across the country as Ed Byrne’s tour support. Commute with the Foxes comes to Glasgow Stand on 3 November (8.30pm, £13).

The following week, two more homegrown comics share their wares. Susan Riddell brings a host of brand new jokes to Blackfriars (10 Nov, 7pm, £5), while the brilliant Ray Bradshaw showcases the best bits of his past three shows for a special recording in Edinburgh (The Stand, Edinburgh, 17 Nov, 4pm, £12). Don’t worry, west-coasters – Ray’s also bringing his ‘Best Of’ to Glasgow Stand the following month (8 Dec, 4pm, £12).

And on 22 November, there’s comedy for all tastes in Scotland. Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Jordan Brookes brings a Work-In-Progress to Monkey Barrel (8pm, £8) following his deliriously funny show Fontanelle at the Fringe. Let’s hope he’s brought his tiny chair with him. Over in Glasgow, you’ve got a choice to make. One side of town, you have Scottish socials superstar Paul Black (SEC Armadillo, 6.30pm, from £28.95), whose tight blend of stand-up, character and sketch embodies the show’s title, All Sorts. Meanwhile over at Òran Mór, you can snap up tickets to Felicity Ward with I'm Exhausting! (6.30pm, £15), her first new tour show in six years. When we say snap up, we mean it though – Ward’s the new Michael Scott for the Aussie version of The Office, on screens from the end of October. She’s also at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre the day after (23 Nov, 7.30pm, £15-£17) so there’s twice the chance of seeing her before she rockets into megastardom.